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The most common industries in Sewaren are: Professional, scientific, technical services (8.7% of civilian employees), Health care (7.6% of civilian employees), Finance & insurance (6.8% of civilian employees). 65.6% of workers work in Middlesex County and 17.0% of all workers work at home. 56.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 22.8% less than the rate of 68.8% across the entire state of New Jersey.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sewaren, New Jersey was 2,780 / 2,699
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Sewaren, New Jersey was 2,780 / 2,699
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 8.7% (120) | 9.6% (70) | 7.6% (50) |
| Health care | 7.6% (105) | 4.1% (30) | 11.5% (75) |
| Finance and insurance | 6.8% (94) | 5.2% (38) | 8.5% (56) |
| Chemicals | 5.9% (82) | 7.4% (54) | 4.3% (28) |
| Construction | 5.8% (81) | 8.7% (64) | 2.6% (17) |
| Public administration | 4.8% (67) | 5.3% (39) | 4.3% (28) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.2% (58) | 1.8% (13) | 6.9% (45) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 4.0% (55) | 0.0% (0) | 8.4% (55) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.7% (51) | 1.9% (14) | 5.6% (37) |
| Educational services | 3.4% (47) | 2.5% (18) | 4.4% (29) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 3.2% (45) | 3.7% (27) | 2.7% (18) |
| Rail transportation | 2.5% (35) | 3.3% (24) | 1.7% (11) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.4% (33) | 4.5% (33) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.0% (28) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (28) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.9% (26) | 2.7% (20) | 0.9% (6) |
| Truck transportation | 1.7% (24) | 3.3% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.7% (23) | 3.1% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.7% (23) | 1.1% (8) | 2.3% (15) |
| Warehousing and storage | 1.7% (23) | 1.8% (13) | 1.5% (10) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.6% (22) | 1.4% (10) | 1.8% (12) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.4% (20) | 2.3% (17) | 0.5% (3) |
| Machinery | 1.4% (19) | 2.6% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal and metal products | 1.4% (19) | 2.6% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 1.4% (19) | 2.6% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 1.2% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (16) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.2% (16) | 1.5% (11) | 0.8% (5) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.1% (15) | 1.1% (8) | 1.1% (7) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 1.0% (14) | 1.1% (8) | 0.9% (6) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (14) | 1.9% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (13) |
| Retail florists | 0.9% (12) | 1.0% (7) | 0.8% (5) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (12) | 1.1% (8) | 0.6% (4) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.8% (11) | 0.5% (4) | 1.1% (7) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.8% (11) | 0.8% (6) | 0.8% (5) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.8% (11) | 1.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (10) | 1.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (9) | 1.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (9) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (7) | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.4% (6) | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (6) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Private households | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (5) |
| Food | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Air transportation | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (4) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.2% (3) | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Water transportation | 0.2% (3) | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (3) |
Unemployment in Sewaren
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.3%Males
- 2.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 16.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 3.8%Males
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 21.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 1.3%Males
- 14.1%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.4%Males
- 1.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 47.6%Males
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 12.4% (148) |
| New Jersey: | 3.8% (147,155) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 6.7% (79) |
| New Jersey: | 2.8% (107,136) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 1.7% (21) |
| New Jersey: | 4.0% (154,533) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 6.1% (73) |
| New Jersey: | 7.9% (305,654) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 2.3% (27) |
| New Jersey: | 8.9% (340,440) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 8.0% (95) |
| New Jersey: | 13.9% (534,088) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 10.5% (125) |
| New Jersey: | 12.3% (471,489) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 14.2% (169) |
| New Jersey: | 14.1% (542,061) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 6.3% (75) |
| New Jersey: | 7.7% (295,841) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 14.6% (174) |
| New Jersey: | 8.2% (315,306) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Sewaren: | 6.3% (75) |
| New Jersey: | 3.2% (121,390) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Sewaren: | 6.0% (71) |
| New Jersey: | 6.2% (238,009) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Sewaren: | 5.7% (67) |
| New Jersey: | 5.6% (215,268) |
<5am:
| Sewaren: | 4.0% (54) |
| New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,776) |
5:30am:
| Sewaren: | 2.1% (29) |
| New Jersey: | 2.1% (83,147) |
6am:
| Sewaren: | 2.6% (35) |
| New Jersey: | 3.2% (124,191) |
6:30am:
| Sewaren: | 12.6% (172) |
| New Jersey: | 7.7% (297,494) |
7am:
| Sewaren: | 11.1% (152) |
| New Jersey: | 9.5% (369,088) |
7:30am:
| Sewaren: | 20.5% (280) |
| New Jersey: | 14.4% (558,435) |
8am:
| Sewaren: | 11.1% (152) |
| New Jersey: | 15.3% (592,839) |
8:30am:
| Sewaren: | 12.1% (165) |
| New Jersey: | 14.0% (541,137) |
9am:
| Sewaren: | 5.4% (73) |
| New Jersey: | 7.6% (295,834) |
10am:
| Sewaren: | 4.0% (54) |
| New Jersey: | 6.4% (246,745) |
11am:
| Sewaren: | 3.5% (48) |
| New Jersey: | 2.4% (92,391) |
4pm:
| Sewaren: | 2.7% (37) |
| New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,079) |
>4pm:
| Sewaren: | 3.0% (41) |
| New Jersey: | 5.6% (218,724) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 14.7% (98) |
| New Jersey: | 4.9% (100,687) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 9.3% (62) |
| New Jersey: | 4.0% (82,885) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 7.9% (53) |
| New Jersey: | 9.7% (200,451) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 1.6% (10) |
| New Jersey: | 9.3% (191,368) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 4.4% (29) |
| New Jersey: | 14.0% (288,907) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 5.3% (35) |
| New Jersey: | 10.9% (224,409) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 12.9% (86) |
| New Jersey: | 12.2% (251,968) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 5.0% (33) |
| New Jersey: | 6.5% (133,460) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 13.0% (87) |
| New Jersey: | 7.2% (148,957) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 11.3% (75) |
| New Jersey: | 2.8% (58,200) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 5.2% (35) |
| New Jersey: | 6.2% (126,671) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Sewaren: | 9.1% (60) |
| New Jersey: | 5.7% (117,720) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 9.5% (50) |
| New Jersey: | 2.6% (46,468) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 2.3% (12) |
| New Jersey: | 1.4% (24,251) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 4.4% (23) |
| New Jersey: | 2.8% (50,102) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 3.8% (20) |
| New Jersey: | 5.9% (105,203) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 3.3% (17) |
| New Jersey: | 8.3% (149,072) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 11.9% (62) |
| New Jersey: | 13.7% (245,181) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 16.6% (87) |
| New Jersey: | 13.8% (247,080) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 15.8% (83) |
| New Jersey: | 16.2% (290,093) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 7.9% (41) |
| New Jersey: | 9.1% (162,381) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 16.3% (86) |
| New Jersey: | 9.3% (166,349) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 7.0% (37) |
| New Jersey: | 6.2% (111,338) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Sewaren: | 1.5% (8) |
| New Jersey: | 5.5% (97,548) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 65.6%
Number of people working at home: 254 (17.0% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 254 (17.0% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 2.4% (33) |
| New Jersey: | 2.6% (99,241) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 8.1% (111) |
| New Jersey: | 9.0% (347,598) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 13.8% (188) |
| New Jersey: | 12.5% (482,988) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 16.0% (218) |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% (510,571) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 10.3% (140) |
| New Jersey: | 12.8% (497,467) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 6.7% (91) |
| New Jersey: | 5.4% (210,226) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 10.8% (147) |
| New Jersey: | 12.7% (492,539) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 3.2% (44) |
| New Jersey: | 2.8% (109,571) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 3.2% (43) |
| New Jersey: | 4.0% (156,148) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 9.5% (129) |
| New Jersey: | 9.1% (352,609) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Sewaren: | 7.0% (95) |
| New Jersey: | 8.7% (335,777) |
90 or more minutes:
| Sewaren: | 3.9% (53) |
| New Jersey: | 4.5% (175,142) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Sewaren: | 72.7% (991) |
| New Jersey: | 73.0% (2,828,303) |
Carpooled:
| Sewaren: | 8.9% (122) |
| New Jersey: | 10.6% (412,299) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Sewaren: | 1.9% (26) |
| New Jersey: | 5.5% (213,067) |
Subway or elevated:
| Sewaren: | 0.3% (4) |
| New Jersey: | 1.3% (50,279) |
Railroad:
| Sewaren: | 8.3% (113) |
| New Jersey: | 2.4% (93,864) |
Taxicab:
| Sewaren: | 0.8% (11) |
| New Jersey: | 0.2% (7,879) |
Walked:
| Sewaren: | 1.0% (14) |
| New Jersey: | 3.1% (121,305) |
Other means:
| Sewaren: | 0.8% (11) |
| New Jersey: | 0.7% (25,484) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Sewaren: | 84.9% (942) |
| New Jersey: | 88.1% (2,840,182) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sewaren: | 12.2% (136) |
| New Jersey: | 8.5% (274,126) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Sewaren: | 1.4% (15) |
| New Jersey: | 1.9% (62,756) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Sewaren: | 1.4% (16) |
| New Jersey: | 0.9% (27,905) |
Drove alone:
| Sewaren: | 89.0% (991) |
| New Jersey: | 87.3% (2,828,303) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Sewaren: | 10.3% (115) |
| New Jersey: | 9.6% (311,146) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Sewaren: | 0.6% (7) |
| New Jersey: | 0.4% (11,482) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Sewaren: | 56.0% (858) |
| New Jersey: | 68.8% (3,236,727) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sewaren: | 4.4% (68) |
| New Jersey: | 4.0% (187,817) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sewaren: | 5.0% (76) |
| New Jersey: | 7.9% (369,959) |
Local government workers:
| Sewaren: | 15.7% (241) |
| New Jersey: | 8.4% (397,465) |
State government workers:
| Sewaren: | 11.4% (175) |
| New Jersey: | 4.1% (190,835) |
Federal government workers:
| Sewaren: | 3.5% (54) |
| New Jersey: | 2.0% (94,493) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sewaren: | 4.0% (61) |
| New Jersey: | 4.7% (223,359) |
Employee of private company:
| Sewaren: | 77.6% (1,077) |
| New Jersey: | 70.6% (2,789,718) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Sewaren: | 4.9% (68) |
| New Jersey: | 3.8% (149,548) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Sewaren: | 2.1% (29) |
| New Jersey: | 6.4% (254,203) |
Local government workers:
| Sewaren: | 6.7% (93) |
| New Jersey: | 7.9% (311,080) |
State government workers:
| Sewaren: | 3.4% (47) |
| New Jersey: | 3.8% (151,067) |
Federal government workers:
| Sewaren: | 2.8% (39) |
| New Jersey: | 2.2% (88,294) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Sewaren: | 2.5% (34) |
| New Jersey: | 5.0% (197,664) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Sewaren: | 54.8% (455) |
| New Jersey: | 72.0% (1,792,593) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Sewaren: | 8.2% (68) |
| New Jersey: | 5.0% (125,798) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Sewaren: | 5.8% (48) |
| New Jersey: | 5.5% (135,866) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Sewaren: | 16.9% (140) |
| New Jersey: | 6.3% (156,104) |
State government workers - Males:
| Sewaren: | 8.2% (68) |
| New Jersey: | 3.5% (86,712) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Sewaren: | 3.6% (30) |
| New Jersey: | 2.4% (59,437) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Sewaren: | 2.6% (22) |
| New Jersey: | 5.3% (132,027) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Sewaren: | 57.4% (403) |
| New Jersey: | 65.2% (1,444,134) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Sewaren: | 4.0% (28) |
| New Jersey: | 10.6% (234,093) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Sewaren: | 14.4% (101) |
| New Jersey: | 10.9% (241,361) |
State government workers - Females:
| Sewaren: | 15.3% (107) |
| New Jersey: | 4.7% (104,123) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Sewaren: | 3.4% (24) |
| New Jersey: | 1.6% (35,056) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Sewaren: | 5.6% (39) |
| New Jersey: | 4.1% (91,332) |